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California Regional Consortia

Special Event Photography Essentials

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Submitter's Information

Name

Casandra Greene

Title

Instructional Programs Support Coordinator

Region

Inland Empire/Desert

College

Riverside City College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Shari Yates

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Special Event Photography Essentials

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Applied Photography (101200)

Projected Start Date

05/01/22

Catalog Description

This certificate provides students with the necessary skills to become a professional special event photographer. They will learn important needed skills from the understanding of how to manually operate a camera in a vast array of lighting situations, how to start and operate a photographic business, how to create a cohesive photographic style, professionally edit photographs, and create a photographic portfolio that is needed to enter the field of photography.

Enrollment Completer Projections

approximately 15 students annually.

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Program Goal

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

  • Understand how to create complete wedding and other event photographic packages for clients
  • Create a cohesive photographic style that applies to the chosen form of special event or wedding photography 
  • Analyze the geographic photographic market to create a viable business plan that will be appropriate to attract clients in the chosen type of event or wedding photography
  • Produce a wedding photography or event photography portfolio of work to attract clients and represent the skill level of photographic work

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

12

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

Required Courses:    12 .units

CourseTitleUnitsSequencing
PHO-15Wedding and Event Photography32
PHO-67Business Practices for Photographers31
PHO-20Intro to Digital Photography31
PHO-19Color Correction and the Photographic Portfolio32
    
Program Requirements

Required Courses:    12 .units

CourseTitleUnitsSequencing
PHO-15Wedding and Event Photography32
PHO-67Business Practices for Photographers31
PHO-20Intro to Digital Photography31
PHO-19Color Correction and the Photographic Portfolio32
    

Supporting Documents

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Inland/Empire Desert Regional Questions

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Submission Details

Published at

10/28/21 - 11:50 AM

Status

Recommended

Return to Drafts

Please list the reason(s) for returning "Special Event Photography Essentials". to Casandra Greene's drafts. This message will be sent to casandra.greene@rcc.edu

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Diann Thursby Super User   ·  11/02/21

Received regional recommendation at 11-01-2021 IEDRC Deans Meeting.